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Remotely Install Java 8 on Numerous Computers Simultaneously

By Scott | Published: August 3, 2016

It looks like the team working on Java has made it easier, finally, to perform offline installations of their software. The tutorial below takes advantage of the Java offline installer to deploy Java 8 Update 101 using BatchPatch. Note, we have an older tutorial on our site posted for deploying Java version 7 to multiple […]

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Windows Patch Management without WSUS

By Scott | Published: July 25, 2016

To WSUS or not to WSUS, that is the question! A lot of folks simply do not want to invest the time or infrastructure to setup a WSUS server, so today we’re going to talk a bit about how to use BatchPatch for Windows patch management as well as 3rd party patch management *without* using […]

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How to Setup a New WSUS Server from Scratch on Windows Server 2012 R2

By Scott | Published: July 19, 2016

We are starting with a brand new, unmodified, stand-alone installation of Windows 2012 R2. In the Server Manager, click on ‘Add roles and features.’ The ‘Add Roles and Features Wizard’ is presented. Click ‘Next.’ For the ‘Installation Type’ we’ll select ‘Role-based or feature-based installation.’ For ‘Server Selection’ I’ve selected the server the local machine.. In […]

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Reviewing the Core Functionality that BatchPatch Offers

By Scott | Published: July 11, 2016

Today I’d like to review some of the core functionality that BatchPatch offers. For systems administrators who need a controlled way to install Windows Updates on many computers at the same time, while monitoring their progress, automating the reboot process, and maximizing efficiency during maintenance windows, BatchPatch can’t be beat. BatchPatch offers an extremely simple […]

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Download the Complete Windows Updates Security Repository per Operating System

By Scott | Published: June 28, 2016

In the most recent release of BatchPatch (June 2016) we added new functionality that enables administrators to download *all* Windows security updates for a given operating system. There are various reasons why someone might want or need to do this, but the most common reason that we have encountered is when computers need to be […]

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Downloading Windows Updates for Distribution to Offline Computers on High-Security Networks

By Scott | Published: June 16, 2016

For environments with high-security networks that not only have NO access to the internet or a WSUS but also disallow copying any data from the high-security network to any other lower-security network, BatchPatch has a feature for pre-downloading some or all of the Windows Updates security updates repository from Microsoft on a computer that has […]

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Remote Software Deployment Hangs Indefinitely – How to Resolve

By Scott | Published: June 13, 2016

One of the most common support questions we receive from customers is regarding software deployments that appear to never complete. In these situations, the remote software deployments seem to just hang forever until you eventually kill the task. Why does this happen? How do you prevent it? It’s important to understand that remote software deployments […]

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Triggering ConfigMgr (SCCM) Client Actions Remotely

By Scott | Published: June 1, 2016

As a convenience for those of you are using SCCM in your environment, last year we added the ability to trigger SCCM client actions remotely, directly from BatchPatch. We’ve received a few questions about this topic recently, so I figured I would take a few minutes to provide some context here. SCCM administrators sometimes need […]

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Deploying 7-Zip 16.0.2

By Scott | Published: May 23, 2016

Today I’ll demonstrate how to deploy the latest version of 7-Zip (version 16.0.2) to multiple target computers simultaneously. Start by obtaining the installation media. I downloaded the 64-bit installer from http://www.7-zip.org/download.html Configure the BatchPatch deployment. Highlight the desired target hosts in the grid, and then select ‘Actions > Deployment / Create/modify deployment’. In the Deployment […]

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Update + Reboot Cycle – Create a Continuous Loop to Download and Install Windows Update Plus Reboot Until there are no Applicable Updates

By Scott | Published: May 16, 2016

EDIT 20200924: The long deprecated ‘Update + Reboot Cycle’ has finally officially been removed. It was really just a limited version of the BatchPatch Job Queue, so please now use the BatchPatch Job Queue instead, which will enable you ton produce the same functionality with many more customization options. Tutorial: Update + Reboot Cycle – […]

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